Quote Originally Posted by kamper11
What year/s would you expect to run in this prospective SPEC/cup class?

The bikes are not the different - but did go thru a change 08-current.

Seems there's more race type products available (bodywork, etc)

The older models as expected will be more readily available and cheaper as used.

Thoughts??
I think if it's a ninja 250 it's in.

The newer ones use a more common tire size, and better tires will be more available, so from that perspective there is a significant advantage to the newer bikes.